Thoughts from an Orchestral Clarinetist, Soloist, Teacher
I met Valerie and John Gibbs at my home recital in May. They have shown a great deal of passion and determination to help the musicians of the Columbus Symphony continue to make music. And they have sought to keep an even keel in public perception of the ongoing saga of the Symphony, [...]
I will post again soon. I have been very busy getting three rooms in my house ready to rent out in order to make ends meet and keep my beautiful home and garden. I have had to pack up much of my life into boxes and cram my practice space into one [...]
Adaptistration posted more analysis of the Columbus Symphony board of trustee’s catastrophic destruction of it’s own orchestra here.
Today’s Dispatch editorial is nothing short of blatant propaganda. The motivation for such deceptive rhetoric may never be known. But the article betrays a caustic intent to destroy the Columbus Symphony and replace it with cheap, low quality players. I will attempt to interpret the hidden truth behind the propaganda.
Throughout the [...]
Most of you may know the distressing news by now; the CSO board and management has canceled the lucrative summer Picnic with the Pops series, citing lack of funds.
It should be known that the Summer Pops pays for itself in revenue. So why cancel it? Whatever the twisted intent, it has [...]
A relatively new grassroots website has done a great deal for the Columbus Symphony. Symphony Strong has helped the musicians feel the support of all of Columbus. We need all the help we can get since, tragically, little or no support has come from our local newspaper, the Dispatch. (One has to [...]